![]() ![]() Take away the alcohol, crying, lack of depth and this book could have been rated an outstanding “5” in my book. I understand that the whole book revolves around the angst of Mags dealing with her husband’s death and the guilt of forming a new relationship, but I think the fight scenes along with the outcome were a bit rushed. ![]() ![]() Everyone cried continually – no one was saved in this book from tears cascading down their cheeks.Īnother irritating thing I found about this book is how quick a fight started and then ended – we didn’t experience any angst or build-up/let-down. I trudged on and continually the characters were either drowning in shots or sobbing uncontrollably. In the beginning, I found myself rolling my eyes on how much this story revolved around alcohol and crying. I am on the fence with my rating for “Crashing Back Down”. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Baldwin's rendering of his protagonist's spiritual, sexual, and moral struggle of self-invention opened new possibilities in the American language and in the way Americans understand themselves. With lyrical precision, psychological directness, resonating symbolic power, and a rage that is at once unrelenting and compassionate, Baldwin chronicles a fourteen-year-old boy's discovery of the terms of his identity as the stepson of the minister of a storefront Pentecostal church in Harlem one Saturday in March of 1935. ![]() Go Tell It on the Mountain Baldwin said, "is the book I had to write if I was ever going to write anything else." It was first published in 1953, is Baldwin's first major work, a novel that has established itself as an American classic. An exceptional example, easily one of the finest signed examples. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by Asprey. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "For Rick and Terry! Peace James Baldwin." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. ![]() ![]() “Nothing is worse than being alone on the evening of the day when one’s cow has exploded.” Dean Koontz 2. You might be interested in exploring 19th-century Russian history books, such as these incredible books by Dostoevsky! You can also use the search bar at the top right of the page to search for the best authors. Odd realizes that his girlfriend’s life is at stake and begins to work to stop the violence that he sees in the future of his beloved small town.įans of Odd can continue his story with the Odd Thomas series sequels, including Forever Odd (published in 2005), Brother Odd (published in 2006), Odd Hours (2008), Odd Apocalypse (2012), and Deeply Odd (2013). Odd begins to see both the soon-to-be-dead and the dead in this novel and realizes that his newfound ability gives him clues into the real intentions of a shady town newcomer. Between his beautiful girlfriend and his skills behind the grill at Pico Mundo, readers are perplexed by his interesting personal life and ability to catch some of the world’s most dangerous killers. The title character is Odd, both in nature and in name. ![]() Published in 2003, Odd Thomas is one of Koontz’s most popular books. Odd Thomas Thirty of the Dean Koontz’s novels have hit the number one spot on The New York Times Bestseller List ![]() ![]() ![]() Lucky for me, the lead investigator happens to be my dashing beau, Darcy! ![]() Meanwhile, I find myself caught up in the secret investigation of a suspected jewel thief. To offer my moral support, and since all expenses are paid by her new hubby-to-be, Max, I agree to make the voyage with her.Ĭrossing the Atlantic, with adventure in the air and wealthy men aboard, Mother all but forgets about Max and matrimony - especially when movie mogul Cy Goldman insists on casting her in his next picture. My mother, the glamorous and much-married actress, is hearing wedding bells once again - which is why she must hop across the pond for a quickie divorce in Reno. Lady Georgiana Rannoch, thirty-fifth in line for the British throne, knows how to play the part of an almost royal - but now she's off to Hollywood, where she must reprise her role as sleuth or risk starring in an all-too-convincing death scene. ![]() ![]() ![]() What did the narrator do at the doll store when she was younger? She would pick out a doll that she wanted for Christmas every year Describe Annie's memories of the bank. Shortly after, the girl and her family moved across the sea to another country. Her mother found out about this and ended their friendship. Annie remembers the time when her friend got mumps and how she visited this friend against her mother's wishes. After Annie passes by the church, she reaches the house of an old friend. What memories does Annie have of church? It was the place in which she was christened and sang in the junior choir. When Annie returned with the items, her mother was so proud and swept her off her feet in excitement. ![]() She wore a freshly ironed yellow dress and her mother's talcum powder rather than her baby-smelling talcum powder. Her mother gave her three pennies and a little basket for senna leaves, eucalyptus leaves, and camphor to be obtained at a chemist's shop. ![]() The first time Annie walked on the road unaccompanied was when she was 5 years old. Describe Annie's first time on the road by herself. She is walking in between her parents like old times Who had Annie been apprenticed to? What were her experiences? She was apprenticed to a seamstress, Miss Dulcie, who always found fault in her work. Describe the formation in which Annie is walking with her family. ![]() ![]() ![]() However, these descriptions answer questions that the text doesn’t invite us to ask. ![]() Some scholars think Tabitha was a widow: she was living among and caring for widows, her husband or children are not named, and she devoted her attention to serving the church. Some scholars think she was an unmarried young woman, perhaps even a formal benefactor, occupying a role of significance and status in a patronage society. ![]() Tabitha’s story is the story of a woman who very likely did not “fit” the family mold. We struggle to meet the expectations that come with those roles, especially as our families, ourselves, and the world changes. Whoever our families are, we’ve probably felt that weight-of being someone’s sibling or son or niece or grandchild. I did not live up to the expectations of my mother’s legacy. I was setting up food for volunteers, and one of the women declared to the group, “Kaitlyn can make these desserts look pretty, she’s Debbie’s daughter. My mom worked in churches my whole life-so at every church activity and event, I was “Debbie’s daughter.” In college when I interned for a church where my mom was a beloved leader, I immediately felt the weight of those expectations. For much of my life, I’ve been called “Debbie’s daughter” more than my own name. ![]() ![]() ![]() We’re well aware that your nerd knowledge is infallible. And when I say cosmic beings, I mean true cosmic beings, not aliens or Earth-born spacefarers, so let’s not hit the Twitter comments with our superior Marvel prowess all at once. It should be noted, though, that for the sake of not boring readers with a bunch of unknown names and Lovecraftian space monsters, Eternals, Celestials, and cosmic beings have been left off the list. ![]() And so, we present you with the 20 most powerful Marvel characters, ranked according to utility of abilities. While we have seen quite a few extremely powerful heroes and villains in live-action, the vast majority of the most potent Marvel entities haven’t made their way off the comic book page yet. ![]() Only a small fraction of these have been introduced to the big and small screens, so many in the larger public know little about the expansively populated universe encompassed by the Marvel brand. Marvel has a massive catalog of characters in its comic book history – somewhere around the range of 8000 staple characters, and exponentially more if you count ancillary, one-offs, and multiverse versions of folks. ![]() ![]() ![]() Ellie Smith – Tex the Explorer: Journey Around the Earth.Justine Avery – What Wonders Do You See… When You Dream?.Angie McPherson – My Mom Is Sick and It’s Okay.George Yuhasz – Imagine That: The Magic of the Mysterious Lights.Marianne Andresen Magin – The Legend of Santa’s Sleighbells.Kizzie Jones – A Tall Tale About Dachshunds in Costumes: How MORE Dogs Came to Be.Norma Lewis – Let All Things Now Living.Trevor Young & Eleanor Long – Galdo’s Gift: The Boovie. ![]() Lisa Rinaca – Nate and The Nanticoke Clipper
![]() ![]() ![]() Plutarch, one of the great early biographers summarizes the lives of Greek and Roman military and political leaders and compares them to illuminate the virtues and failings of their leadership. ".beyond this there is nothing but prodigies and fictions, the only inhabitants are the poets and inventors of fables" Plutarch, The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans, Vol 1. Theseus, Romulus, Lycurgus, Numa, Solon, Poplicola, Themistocles, Camillus, Pericles, Fabius, Alcibiadas, Coriolanes, Timoleon, Aemilius Paulus, Pelopidas, Marcellus, Aristides, Marcus Cato, Philopoemen, Flaminius, Pyrrhus, Caius Marius, Lysander, Sylla, Cimon, Lucullus, Nicias, Crassus Publisher: Modern Library 2001 Author: Plutarch Translated by: John Dryden Volume: 1 Format: 816 pages, paperback ISBN: 9780375756764 The present translation, originally published in 1683 in conjunction with a life of Plutarch by John Dryden, was revised in1864 by the poet and scholar Arthur Hugh Clough, whose notes and preface are also included in this edition. Richly anecdotal and full of detail, Volume I contains profiles and comparisons of Romulus and Theseus, Numa and Lycurgus, Fabius and Pericles, and many more powerful figures of ancient Greece and Rome. In what is by far his most famous and influential work, Plutarch reveals the character and personality of his subjects and how they led ultimately to tragedy or victory. ![]() Plutarch's Lives, written at the beginning of the second century A.D., is a social history of the ancient world by one of the greatest biographers and moralists of all time. ![]() ![]() ![]() It was nominated for the Macavity Award for Best First Mystery Novel in 2000. In 2000, Murder with Peacocks won the Barry Award for Best First Novel, the Anthony Award for Best First Novel, the Lefty Award, and the Agatha Award for Best First Novel in 1999. Other books by this author which I have reviewed include The Real Macaw, Some Like It Hawk, The Hen of the Baskervilles, Duck the Halls, The Good, the Bad, and the Emus, Lord of the Wings, The Nightingale Before Christmas, Die Like an Eagle, Gone Gull, How the Finch Stole Christmas!, Toucan Keep a Secret, Lark! The Herald Angels Sing, The Falcon Always Wings Twice, The Gift of the Magpie, The Twelve Jays of Christmas, Murder with Puffins, Revenge of the Wrought Iron Flamingos, Crouching Buzzard, Leaping Loon, We’ll Always Have Parrots, Owls Well That Ends Wellįirst in the Meg Langslow cozy mystery series and revolving around an amateur sleuth who happens to be a blacksmith. ![]() Murder with Peacocks by Donna AndrewsĪmateur sleuth, cozy mystery in a Kindle edition that was published by Minotaur Books on Februand has 321 pages. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. I received this book for free from in exchange for an honest review. ![]() |